suctorial

[ suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ sʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.

having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers.

pertaining to or characterized by suction.

Origin of suctorial

1825–35; <New Latin sūctōri(us) (see suctorian) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM suctorial

non·suc·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby suctorial

suction drainage, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD, Sudafed, sudamen, Sudan

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Example sentences from the Web for suctorial

To these may be added the suctorial mouth of the Myxinoid fishes.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Biting mandibles; second maxillae incompletely or completely fused; often forming a suctorial proboscis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
If, of course, its suctorial mouth had arisen from an ancestral gnathostomatous mouth, then the argument would have more force.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
It seems likely that any suctorial insect which feeds on a plague-stricken rat will take numbers of the bacilli into its stomach.
The Flea|Harold Russell

The young fish on hatching immediately used its suctorial disc to attach itself to the sides of the vessel in which it was placed.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for suctorial

suctorial

/ (sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

specialized for sucking or adheringthe suctorial mouthparts of certain insects

relating to or possessing suckers or suction

Word Origin for suctorial

C19: from New Latin suctōrius, from Latin sūgere to suck

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for suctorial

suctorial

[ sŭk-tôr′ē-əl ]

adj.

Relating to or adapted for sucking.

单词	suctorial
释义	suctorial [ suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ] / sʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suctorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjective adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering. having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers. pertaining to or characterized by suction. Origin of suctorial 1825–35; <New Latin sūctōri(us) (see suctorian) + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM suctorial non·suc·to·ri·al, adjective Words nearby suctorial suction drainage, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD, Sudafed, sudamen, Sudan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suctorial To these may be added the suctorial mouth of the Myxinoid fishes. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Biting mandibles; second maxillae incompletely or completely fused; often forming a suctorial proboscis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4\|Various If, of course, its suctorial mouth had arisen from an ancestral gnathostomatous mouth, then the argument would have more force. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell It seems likely that any suctorial insect which feeds on a plague-stricken rat will take numbers of the bacilli into its stomach. The Flea\|Harold Russell The young fish on hatching immediately used its suctorial disc to attach itself to the sides of the vessel in which it was placed. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for suctorial suctorial / (sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl) / adjective specialized for sucking or adheringthe suctorial mouthparts of certain insects relating to or possessing suckers or suction Word Origin for suctorial C19: from New Latin suctōrius, from Latin sūgere to suck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suctorial aspiratory, paratrophic Medical definitions for suctorial suctorial [ sŭk-tôr′ē-əl ] adj. Relating to or adapted for sucking. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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suctorial

adjective

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adjective

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Medical definitions for suctorial

adj.